Ice-cream receptacle.



1J. R. STEEL.

10E CREAM RBGEPTAGLF.

APPLIUATTON FILED APMM), 1910 Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

w W w attorney tit) LEONARD EE L, 01"' CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CE-CREnM RECEPTACLE.

encart Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1,8, 1.911.

.application tiled April 19, 1910. Serial No. 556,322.

conf-aimeeor while it; is beingr sold by the retailer.

The invention has tor one ot its objects,

to provide au extremely simple, inexpensiveI and practical device otthis character which requires a minimum quantity ot| ice to `keep theicc cream luird by reason ot' the casing); oi' the cfmtainer being1provided with a vucuum chamber tamipletely surrounffiing the can.

notl'ter object ot' the invention is to im prove and simplify theconstruction of the various parts ot' the ice creamr can so that thesante can be readily kept Ln a sanitary condition, since the parts `areeasily and quickly a vcmbled and disassembled.

`With Vthese objects in View, and others, as will. appear as thedescription j iroceeds, the invention comprises the various novel'teatures ot' construction and arrangement ot' parts which will be morefully described hereinafter and set toi-th with partieularity in theclaim appended hereto.

ln the accompanying drawing,` which illustrates one, emtmdiment of theinven` tion :mitigare 1 is an eltfwational View of the ice cream canshown complete for lshipment. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectionthereof, with portions in elevation.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate correspontilingparts throughout the several views.

ileat'erring; to the drawing, A. dcsiifnates the casing' ot the devicewhich is set into a protective crate B which may be of any tip-- provedtrt'mstruetion and preferably made of metal slats l and bands 2, thecrate having earryinw handles I3 on the top band. and also hzxvingrbottom slatsfi ior holding theeasing in the crate. Y lViihin theeasing, which may be cylindrical, square, or any other approved shape,is a corii'espoudingly shaped ice cream hohfler or sel C, made oi.glass, stone, china, or the like. This holder is reduced at its upperend to form a shoulder 5 on which rests the lla'tng'e t5 ot a metalcover 7, which has a handle tt thirrouutiingr the holder C is a metalprotective cover or jacket l) which is madeot a sheet ot' metal. termedinto a hollow Structure with the ends ot' the sheet riveted together atthe joint 9. l)isposed in the bottom ot' the jacket, l) is a pel-4'torated bottom plato 10 on which the holder or can C rests. Extendingaround the jacket is a reinforcing metallic band l1, .which raises thebottom plate a suitable distance to permit brine and vater to enterunder the same, the band having' perlforations l2 through which thebrine passes. The body of the jacket has numerous perforations 13`through which the brine comes into imme diate contact with the holder Cand thus insures quick results in freezing. The jacket has a cover 14that is provided with a flange l5 that tits around the top ot the jacketand rests on a shoulder 1G extendingr around the latter, said coverhaving a handle 17. The jacket is of a less diameter than the ntei-naldiameter ot' the casing A so that a surrounding ice and brine space willbe provided.

The casing,l A consists of inner and outer shells '18 and 19 which arespaced apart to form a dead-air space or vacuum space 2.0, which servesto prevent as much as possible the passage of heat to the ice and brine.The chamber Q0 is closed at the top ot the casing,r by a ring Q1 and thechambers close at the bottom byoa bottom plate 22. Sm rounding the outershell at the bottom is a reinforcing band Q3 that protects the casini;rtroni injury. The casing is 'formed with a l'alse bottom .24 spacedabove the bottom plate to form a vacuum chamber .25 which communicateswith the vacuumcham bor E2() through numerous perforations 26 in thatportion of the inner shell disposed below the vfalse bottom Q4. In thebottom plate QQ is a nipple 27 that can be connected with an exhaustpnmp for removing air from the chambers and 25, and when exhausted, thenipple is closed by a cap or plug' Q8 which is soldered in place, andat'tcr being: once exhausted, the ease can be used indefinitely as anon-conductor ot heat. '1" permit the brine to be drained out of the icespace, a short drain pipe 29 extends through both shells et the casingadjacent the false bottom, and in order to provide an air-tight, jointaround this pipe, a short tubel 30 is soldered to the shell ol. theeasing' to permit the pipe to pass therethroutgh. lhe outer end o'f thepipe, is tln'eaded to re- Ceve a cap soppe B?. is secured to :l

Chain Bliastened ym the outer M3U of 'the casing, said casing beingdepl'QSsed 01' c0unersunk at 33 alow he cap and Chain t0 set into ehe@aging :md be ush with the en eor llsreof, so Haat the casing can beplaced inw or removed from the emite Without the cap and chainformingmlnbstruction.

ln using the ice cream receptaclea the ice cream is packed in he hofer Cand then cosd by the @over 7, the Cover 14. Cf'the jacket is thannseec'7 and the spa@ sul`- oundng the jacket led with ice and salt.This, ice, salt, and brine. wiY thus ,completey surround the 'ice cream11916.91* and h@ oss 01"' cd will be pmi/'antw by the 'vauum conf ginngcasing.

' '1 as :ma desirs fammi@ gaar Uf fh@ das@ descrbfed. mclu.- ing hdl :LSheet metal pzo'tcv@ jckci surmmc'mg ibs hold@ and py/vided with daseyarranged peroaons, a. leinorcng bens surrounding; the botom of thejacket having peromtions, h@ bottom of" 'the j loket being set mvardyfrom das bottom A@ge of the, band o pemit brine i0 enel under the bottomof the jacket? u @over Aim* the holdex', and a cover for he jacke.

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'CN R. STEEL,

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